Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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